Goodwin, Sophia Sybella (1835–1894)

Born in Launceston, Tasmania, on 17 November 1835; died in Paddington, Sydney, NSW, on 17 April 1894.

One of at least three children, to William
Lushington Goodwin (1798–1862), a journalist, and Sophia
Elizabeth Goodwin (née Lay) (d. 1879). Sophia's parents migrated to Tas. in 1831, and settled at 'The Grove', George Town. After the
death of her father in 1862, Sophia and her mother took
in young ladies, with Sophia in charge of their education,
and her mother in charge of their domestic needs.

Sophia probably collected MEL specimens (as 'Miss Goodwin') at George Town and the mouth of the Tamar River (no dates).

She
collected the type of Rhodophyllis goodwiniae J.Agardh
(1876), named for her. Jacob Agardh identified Sophia's
algal specimens for Mueller.